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    Adversity In College

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    about paying for college. But‚ what if you don’t. What if all your kids get accepted into 59 Ivy League colleges. This is what happened to four quadruplets from Liberty Township‚ Ohio. These four quadruplets by the name of Nick‚ Zachary‚ Aaron‚ and Nigel all received many‚ many‚ and many‚ acceptance letters from colleges such as Yale‚ Harvard‚ Duke‚ and many other top universities out of the 59. The brothers all applied to top colleges‚ and were all accepted in those colleges. Even though the

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    College Is It Worth It

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    College - Is it Worth it? Right now in our society university education is no longer an option or privilege‚ but rather a necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive‚ try ignorance." But as technology is constantly advancing and computers are running almost anything‚ is a college education really necessary? There are people

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    Cost Of College

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    College has helped many people make money and be successful‚ but is it really worth the cost? Post secondary school is a great way to excel in life and in the workplace‚ but not all people want or need to go to college. Accordingly‚ college is not worth the money because it can stress out post high school graduates‚ it can cause the students’ family to go into debt and it doesn’t help those who are undecided about a career. These reasons may cause people doubt on whether college is worth the money

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    Community College

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    English 101-04 April 1‚ 2012 “You go to school at a community college? It must be so easy since it is not a real college/university!” They say that community college is a lot worse than a four-year college or university. They say only slackers go to community colleges so they barely have to do any type of work. They say professors are terrible and do not know what they are doing at all. They say that anyone who goes to a community college will not get a good job in the future. They may say all of

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    College Enrollment

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    education. In dollar terms‚ 1973 college graduates earned 45 percent more than high school graduates; by 1994 they earned 65 percent more‚ based on real average hourly wages for college and high school graduates (Baumol and Blinder‚ 1997). The increasing income disparities between groups of differing educational attainment raises concern that access to postsecondary education (PSE) may not be as widespread as desired. President Clinton urged for the goal of universal college access in his 1997 State of

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    Moving To College

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    College was a topic that was often brought up in my household. My brother was the first person to go to college and graduate in my family. My parents wanted me to go to college and be better than they were. Not going to college was not an option; the rules were your either went to college or you had to leave the house. At the same time that I graduated from high school ‚ my brother also graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. In order to prepare me for college‚ my brother and his friends

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    College Life

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    Jon Wilson Mr. Bushnell English 102 April 17‚ 2013 College Decisions: Dorms vs. Apartments When senior year of high school rolls around the students are confronted with decisions that will affect the rest of their life. Once they have finally decided what school they want to attend‚ and get accepted they have more decisions to make that may have never crossed their mind before. What seems to be the biggest is if you are going to live in the school dorms‚ or apartments on and around campus

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    Transitioning To College

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    In illustrating the downfall of students transitioning to college‚ one might take into consideration their study habits in high school‚ their work ethic and the amount of time they put into their classwork. Often times‚ students are unprepared for high school because they lack the motivation and effort of these things‚ or sometimes because their mentors and teachers were not interested in their success. By this‚ I mean teachers have an obligation not to just graduate their students‚ but to help them

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    College is not for everyone‚ but for these three high school students that is all they believe in. Most students’ think about boys‚ girls‚ prom‚ sports‚ etc. the list could go on in a teenagers head‚ nothing about their future or college. So when talking to an uplifting student such as Philippian about her education‚ it gives hope to educators‚ and inspires others to take their education seriously. Philippian Chatman a 17 year old senior‚ who attends Aldine Senior High School‚ is very passionate

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    College Life

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    Suburban College Writing Assignment # 2 October 13‚ 2009 College Life: Traditional vs. Vocational I knew when I graduated from high school a new beginning was ahead of me. College was the only thing that was important to me because I knew that I would have to get a good education to get a good job to start a great career. I would have never expected myself to bounce from a community college to a vocational school back to a community college. There are so many choices of colleges and how

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